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MAR. 16, 1868.

PARIS, January 23, 1868.

A REVOLUTION, or rather return to old and true principles, is taking place in the publishing world, which should cordially be hailed by every author, publisher, and reader, for it is not easy to determine which one shall most be benefited by it.

It has been said with truth the full value of the invention of printing was not perceived until the modern newspaper was invented; and it is extraordinary publishers should for so many years have failed to see the newspaper was but one form of book, and should have allowed so prolific a source of fortune and so admirable a channel of communication with the publication to slip from their hands. As a school to train authors in the most difficult of all arts, writing, as a means of laying the merits of their publications before the world, as a nursery of readers and as a means of greatly increasing their income from the two sources of advertising and subscription, the newspaper may be called invaluable to a publisher. Familiar with literary men, the possessor of proof-sheets and copyrights, the judge to whom a great variety of manuscript is submitted, a publisher is in a position to issue a much more interesting newspaper than any other person could hope to do; in this way the public would be benefited. More generous with money than most persons engaged in commercial pursuits, a better judge of literary merit than the majority of editors, and interested in discovering talents, the newspaper issued by a publisher would be the source of greater profits to the author. If he wrote in the paper, he would be better paid; if his works appeared as books, they would meet with larger sale. I have had occasion before this to call attention in these columns to the variety of periodicals issued by MM. Hachette & Co. M. Chaix, the publisher of French Bradshaws, has become a publisher of books as well as railway time-tables. MM. Michel Lévy and M. Lacroix issue several periodicals. Now a new turn is taken in the same direction. Our newspaper publishers are becoming book publishers, as if to demonstrate that the newspaper is but a species of book, and that newspapers and books should go hand in hand. It is only amazing this discovery has not been made earlier, when we remember so many novels have appeared in newspapers, and so many books have been made of collected articles which first appeared in newspapers. "Le Siècle," one of the leading political newspapers of Paris, is the publisher of a good many hundred books. "L'Illustration," "Le Magasin Pittoresque," and "Le Petit Journal" are books; and this week the joint-stock company which owns "Le Figaro," "Le Petit Figaro," Le Figaro Programme," and "Le Grand Journal," have opened an office for the publication of books.

The University circles are somewhat agitated by an intrigue to give a gentleman already in possession of several lucrative places another post of emolument, which, of right, belongs to rising poor young scientific men. M. Serres, a professor at the Garden of Plants, being old and infirm, thought himself unable to deliver his accustomed course of lectures this winter, and resolved to fill his chair. He declined selecting M. Georges Pouchet, who has long been his anatomical assistant, and who has repeatedly filled his chair to general satisfaction. He selected M. Gervais, a professor at the Sorbonne, already in receipt of some $3000 a year, with the hope he would be able to bequeath this chair to M. Gervais. The professors of the Garden of Plants agreed to M. Serres's proposition. The scientific world, which still remembers how M.

Gratiolet's untimely death was caused by similar injustice, gave such unequivocal signs of diseontent at the proposed arrangement, that the Minister of Public Instruction interfered and interdicted it. Therefore M. Serres recovered health and strength, and appeared as usual in his chair.

I find in one of our periodicals these interesting statistics of the libraries of Europe: The Imperial Library of Paris contains 1,100,000 volumes and 80,000 manuscripts. The Library of the Arsenal (Paris) contains 200,000 volumes and 5800 manuscripts. The Library of St. Genevieve (Paris) contains 155,000 volumes and 2000 manuscripts. The Mazarine Library (Paris) contains 150,000 volumes and 4000 manuscripts. The Sorbonne Library (Paris) 80,000 volumes and 900 manuscripts. The Hôtel de Ville Library (Paris) 65,000 volumes. There are in all the libraries of France 6,233,000 volumes. Great Britain possesses only 1,772,000 volumes in all its libraries.* Italy possesses 4,150,000 volumes in all its libraries; the volumes are, for the most part, very valuable old books on theological and ecclesiastical subjects; there are few modern works among them. Austria possesses 2,488,000 volumes in its libraries; Prussia, 2,040,000 volumes; Russia, 824,000 volumes; Bavaria, 1,268,500 volumes; Belgium, 510,000 volumes in all its libraries. These figures would, if added together, show the total number of volumes in all the libraries of Europe to be about 20,000,000 volumes. To read their titles, allowing one minute to each title, would take a man nearly 138,889 days, or nearly 400 years.

The official statement laid by this Government before the French Chambers contains some information which may not be ont of place in these columns. It declares the taste for reading, which is becoming more widely diffused among the laboring classes, and the increasing abundance of cheap publications have required the issue of a considerable number of booksellers' licenses. The 1st of January, 1867, there were 336 political newspapers in France, 64 of which were printed in Paris, and 272 in the provinces. The 31st October, 1867, there were 384 political newspapers, of which 74 were printed in Paris, and 310 in the provinces. The 1st January, 1867, the number of unpolitical newspapers was 1435, of which 710 were printed in Paris, and 725 in the provinces. The 31st October, 1867, the number of unpolitical newspapers was 886 printed in Paris, and 805 printed in the provinces. In 1867 the Government granted permission for the publication of 67 new political newspapers, of which 29 were to be printed in Paris, and 38 in the provinces. During the ten first months of 1867, 1608 works were presented to the book peddling committee; these works consisted of 1111 works and pamphlets, 348 almanacs, and 149 collections of songs; 1513 of these works were licensed to be sold by book peddlers, and a license was withheld from 95 of them. The French Academy, besides the "Dictionnaire Historique de la Langue Nationale" (of which the first two numbers have appeared), are now preparing a new edition of their "Dictionnaire de l'Usage." The Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres have begun to print the 26th volume of their "Mémoires," the 7th and 8th volumes of "Mémoires des Savants Etrangers," the 2024 volume (2d part) of "Notices et Extraits des Manu

*This must be a mistake. I have not immediately at e mand the statistics of English libraries, but when Cambridge, the Inns of Court, the Cathedral and pote remembers the treasures of the British Museum, Oxfor libraries in Manchester, Liverpool, etc., these figures seem inadequate.

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scrits," the 23d volume of the "Historiens de la papyrus of the old collection, to the great advanFrance," and the 4th volume of the "Historiens tage of Egyptian studies. A new collection of Occident aux des Croisades." They have nearly 297 Corean manuscripts, given by the Minister of completed the 25th volume of the "Histoire Lit- the Navy, has been catalogued and classed. 994 téraire de la France," and the 16th volume of manuscripts of the Latin collection have been "Gallia Christiana." They undertook, in 1867, inventoried, and the publication of the inventory an important collection, which France seemed of this collection has been continued in the especially charged withal in consequence of its "Bibliothèque de l'Ecole des Chartes." Old reconquest of a portion of Africa, and of its scien- ceipts from the Chambre des Comptes, which tific relations with Egypt, Syria, and Greece, of were imperfectly classed, have been put in order, the numerous monuments of Semitic writing French to be formed into volumes. 288 tickets of the museums already possess, and of the studies made catalogue, prepared in an artistic light, of the of these monuments for several years; this collec- manuscripts with miniatures and ornaments, tion is a Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum. have been added to the 2277 tickets already made. The Academy of Sciences have published the The summary notice of the monuments exhibited usual two volumes of their "Weekly Comptes in the Cabinet of Medals, engraved stones, and Rendus," and a new volume of their "Mémoires." antiquities, has been published. The catalogue The Academy of Fine Arts have published a new of the medals of the Duke de Luynes's cabinet number of their "Dictionnaire." During the last will soon be issued. The number of learned socieyear an important increase has taken place in the ties of the provinces which contribute to foster collections of the Imperial Library in the way of the intellectual life of France, tend to increase books, manuscripts, engravings, and medals. This every year. They continue to send regularly to increase is due partly to the liberality of foreign the Minister of Public Instruction their publigovernments, societies, and tradesmen who con- cations. Two new volumes of the Revue," tributed to the Universal Exhibition, and partly to devoted to an analysis of these publications, conthe extraordinary subsidies which the French tain the judgment expressed upon them by the Chambers placed at the command of the library. Committee of Historical Works. The exchanges These resources enabled it to make precious pur- made between these different societies amounted chases at the Yemeniz sale, both of incunables, to more than 25,000 volumes last year. 130 of them manuscripts and engravings, and to buy a consid- received subsidies from the government. erable collection of interesting documents which meeting of these societies at the Sorbonne was, belonged to the late Marquis Costa de Beauregard, in consequence of the Universal Exhibition, parand contains, among other objects, autograph let- ticularly interesting this year from the number of ters of Catharine de Medici, Henry III., Henry members present and the variety of questions IV., and Louis XIII., as well as a number of original discussed. The printed collections of the "Mepapers relating to the Sforza, their relations with moirs" read in these meetings, which first assembled Louis XI., and the affairs of Milan in the 13th in 1861, now form ten volumes. The publications century. It has been able to purchase, too, for the undertaken under the superintendence of the promotion of historical and philological studies, a Committee of Historical Works are sedulously considerable number of original charters and Per- prosecuted. The text, and the 36th and last numsian, Syriac, Greek, and Georgian manuscripts. ber of the plates of M. Albert Lenoir's "Statistique Another exceptional purchase was made for the Monumentale de Paris," have been published, comCabinet of Medals, namely, a gold coin of Eucra- pleting an important work, destined to preserve lides, King of Bactriana, which is of remarkable the memory of monuments which daily tend to execution and preservation, weighing 170 grammes; disappear. The last number of the plates of the by its unusual size, and the interest it offers to the "Monographie de la Cathédrale de Chartres" has historian, it holds an exceptional place among the likewise appeared. There remains to print only largest medals of the continent of Europe. The the explanatory text, which is nearly written. The opening of two reading-rooms, one reserved for "Dictionnaire Topographique du Haut Rhin," an persons with special permission, the other for the appendix to the "Cartulaire de St. Bertin," and public generally, and open even on Sundays, was the 1st volume of the "Euvres de Lagrange" (which to have taken place in 1867. It was retarded by are printed with the aid of a state subsidy) have changes made in some arrangements, and by the been published. These works are in press: The preparations for moving, which required the "Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de St. Hugues de Greminutest care. These changes are nearly com- noble ;" Du Cange's "Recueil de Monuments Relatifs pleted, and both reading-rooms will be opened à l'Histoire des Familles d'Outre-Mer;" the 1st early in 1868. The preparation of the catalogue volume of the "Lettres de Mazarin;" the 6th and inventory is actively prosecuted. The print- volume of the "Lettres de Richelieu;" the 4th ing of the 10th volume of the catalogue of books volume of the "Recueil des Monuments Inédits relating to the history of France, interrupted by du Tiers-Etat ;" the "Dictionnaire Topographique the necessity of adding all the works of the sup- du Departement du Gard ;" the "Répertoire Arché plementary of Hennequin's and La Bedoyere's col- ologique du Departement de l'Yonne ;" the 2d vollections and new works, will soon be resumed. ume of the "Euvres de Fresnel;" and the 4th The 2d volume of the catalogue of works on the volume of the "Euvres de Lavoisier." The printMedical Sciences is in press. The 1st volume of ing, under the superintendence of the Committee the catalogue of French Manuscripts is nearly of the Topography of Gaul, of the "Dictionary completed, and will soon be published. The cata- of the Ere Celtique" is making progress. The first logues of the Tamoul, Telinga, Armenian, and number, containing the letter A with 22 plates, Georgian collections are in press. The catalogue has been published. The letters B and C are of Syriac, Ethiopian, and Coptic Manuscripts has in press. They will form a second number of the been prepared. The Persian Manuscripts, hitherto size of the first, and will be accompanied with 12 dispersed among several collections, have been plates. The map, of which a few copies were brought together. A similar arrangement of printed for the Universal Exhibition, will be Turkish manuscripts has begun to be made. Im- distributed with this number. Excavations have provements have been made in the classification successfully been made at several places, and of Champollion, Jr.'s, Manuscripts, and in the especially at Mt. Beuvret, and at the Lac du

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Bourget. The studies of the Gallo-Roman epoch | of Spain, with Biographical Notes on the Principal still continue. Some of the scientific and literary Members of the Progressive Emigration;" Mme. A. missions, which were undertaken and not completed in 1866, have been continued or resumed in 1867. The Rev. Father David, for instance, has prosecuted in the least known regions of China his zoological and botanical researches, which have enriched the Garden of Plants with most valuable collections. M. Fouqué returned to complete his observations of the volcanic phenomena of the Ile de Santorin, and he has been able, since recent discoveries of ancient remains in the neighborhood, to undertake studies which have been of advantage to archæology and to geology. The examination of several libraries and archives of England, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, has led to the discovery of new documents, which throw new light upon French history. M. Charles Müller, the new editor of the "Géographie de Ptolemée," has completed the preparatory labors of his edition by the examination he has made at Constantinople of the Greek manuscripts to be found in the libraries of the capital, and by the comparison of these manuscripts with those he had collected last year in several other European libraries. New missions were undertaken or ended in 1867. A voyage made to the Azores Islands, under the superintendence of M. Sainte Claire Deville, to study the volcanic phenomena and geology of these islands, has been the object of interesting communications made by this learned geologist to the Academy of Sciences, and has provided him with the materials of a forthcoming work. The Syriac, Ethiopian, and Coptic manuscripts of the British Museum have been collated by a young student attached to the Imperial Library, in order to prepare the catalogue of its oriental manuscripts. The manuscripts of Froissart, which are to be found in Belgium and England, have been studied in order to prepare a new edition of the celebrated chronicles. Missions have been sent to Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, to make historical, ethnological, and philological researches; to Albania to make antiquarian excavations on the old site of Nicopolis; to the Cape Verd Archipelago to make natural historical researches; and to Madagascar for the study of geography and anthropology. The 4th volume of the "Archives des Missions Scientifiques et Littéraires," a publication established to communicate the result of these missions to the public, will be on sale towards the end of this year. The numerous materials collected during the scientific expedition to Mexico and Central America are arranged for publication. Four important publications relating to the zoology and archæology of those countries are in course of execution. Valuable collections of natural history, brought home by French travellers, have enriched French museums and public institutions.

I have observed these new books upon our booksellers' shelves since I wrote you last: J. Bourgeois's "Le Catholicisme et les Questions Sociales;" Dr. Ensenada's "Art of Living One Hundred Years and More;" "Histoire Littéraire de France," by the Benedictines, and continued by the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres, 6th volume (M. Paulin Paris's ed.); M. de Lescure's "Napoleon and his Family-1798-1821;" Abbé Moigno's "Leçons de Mécanique Analytique ;"" Procès Criminel de Jehan de Poytiers, Seigneur de St. Vallier," published from the original MSS. in the Imperial Library, by Georges Guiffrey; Emile Zola's "Thérèse Raquin ;" "Annales de l'Observatoire Impériale de Paris, 1866," t. 22 (40f.); Aug. Barbier's "Trois Passions;" L. Blairet's "General Prim, and the Present Condition

M. Blanchecotte's "Impressions d'Une Femme" (thoughts, sentiments, and portraits); A. Bonnaue's "Mme. de Beauharnais de Miramion" (her life and works); Boucher de Perthes's "Voyage à Aix, Savoie, Turin, Milan, etc." "Bulletin de la Société de l'Industrie Minérale," t. 2, 3, 4 (1856-60), 25f. annually; E. Capendu's "Arthur Gandinet" (a novel); E. A. Carrière's "Mélanges Philosophiques" (the author is head nurseryman of the Garden of Plants); Abbé Caltin's “Mémoire pour Servir" the Ecclesiastical History of the Diocese of Lyons and Belley from the Civil Constitution of the Clergy to the Concordat; Dom Clemencet's "Histoire Littéraire de Port Royal," published for the first time after the authentic manuscript, with an introduction, and biography of the author, volume first; H. C.'s "Dieu avec Nous," plain notes on the evangelist according to St. Matthew; Paul Feval's "Les Revenants" (a novel); E. Gaboriau's "Le Dossier," No. 113 (quite a powerful novel of the Braddon School); E. Blanchard's "Metamorphoses;" "Mœurs et Instincts des Insectes" (200 wood-cuts, 40 pl. 30f.); E. Hannotin's "Les Grandes Questions ;" F. Hoefer's "Le Monde des Bois," plants and animals; Leconte de Lisle's "Homer's Odyssey" (translation); G. de Landelle's "L'Homme de Feu" (novel); L. Larchey's "Gens Singuliers;" Mme. Lenormand de Morando's "La Vierge d'Alexandrie," or an Episode of the Eastern Church in the Third Century under Caracalla; R. P. L. Lescœur's "Le Regne Temporel de Jesus Christ," an Essay on the Millennium; Ponson du Terrail's "La Verité sur Rocambole;" P. Pouget's "Biography of Père Louis Maillard;" B. H. Revoil's "Vive la Chasse ;" J. Tissot's “Essai de Logique Objective," or Theory of the Knowledge of Truth, and of Certainty; M. Topin's "Europe and the Bourbons under Louis XIV.;" A. Tugault's "Grammaire de la Langue Malaye ou Malaise" (98 p. 8vo. 4f.); A. Turgan's "Etudes sur l'Exposition Universelle;" Mme. de Witt's (Mlle. Guizot) "Scenes d'Histoire et de Famille," at the different Epochs of Civilization from the Eleventh to the Eighteenth Century; E. Dubos's "Practical Guide for the Selection of a Milking Cow;" Abbé Dulac's "Flore du Departement des Haute Pyrenees" (published for the first time); Paul Feval's "La Cosaque," "Le Roman de Minuit;" J. Goizet's "Histoire Anecdotique" of colabor for the Stage; Arsène Houssaye's "Merveilles de l'Art Flamand," containing 10 engravings after Teniers, etc.; J. B. Jangey's “Etude sur Jeanne d'Arc" (her life, her voices, her holiness, her submission to the Church, her trial, and ecclesi astical authority); J. Noriac's "Les Gens de Paris ;" Mme. E. Raymond's "Leçons de Couture, Crochet, Tricot, Frivolité, Guipure sur Filet, Passementerie et Tapisserie," (400 wood-cuts, 3f.); and Aug. Robert's "La Parole et l'Epée" (dramatic episode of the Reformation in Germany, 1521-25). G. S.

NOTES ON BOOKS AND BOOKSELLERS. MR. JOHN H. DINGMAN (with C. Scribner & Co.) has issued a supplement to his very convenient "List of Booksellers, Stationers, and Newsdealers, in the United States and Canada," containing fortytwo pages of additions and corrections. Mr. Ding man has executed this laborious and troublesome piece of work in a manner which entitles him to both the patronage and the thanks of the trade.

A SECOND edition of Mr. Henry Tuckerman's "Book of the Artists" has just been published by G. P. Putnam & Son, who say: "While acknow ledging the gratifying reception of this work by the public, the publishers improve the opportunity

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afforded by the issue of a new edition to offer a word of explanation. The groupings of many names in chapters, while others head distinct sketches, grew out of no invidious distinction-neither is the author responsible for the arrangement; it was simply a mechanical necessity to economize space, and easy of change when an enlarged edition is called for. The absence of personal criticisms has been complained of by a few readers, who do not appear to have examined this work carefully; had they done so, it would have been seen that criticism the most emphatic has been applied to American art in the Introduction,' while specific fault-finding was avoided as ungracious in a work essentially biographical, and, to a large extent, relating to living artists. In consequence of the absence of many artists, and their delay in furnishing the requisite data, omissions, and errors of dates and names, as well as deficient lists of paintings, were unavoidable. It is proposed to remedy these defects as soon as sufficient material for a supplementary chapter and a revised edition are obtained; and we respectfully solicit from artists and collectors such suggestions and facts as will contribute to rectify and complete the work."

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"NORWOOD; a Tale of Village Life in New England." The following is Mr. Beecher's account of the way in which he came to write the story :"Before the civil war, I had for several years been a regular contributor to the New York Ledger.' During that great conflict I had almost entirely ceased writing for it. But when the war was closed, I was not unwilling to seek rest or relaxation from the exhausting excitement of public affairs, by turning my mind into entirely new channels of thought and interest.

Then, after quoting the letter to Mr. Bonner with which Mr. Beecher accompanied the last sheets of "Norwood," and which has already been widely published, Mr. Beecher adds: "No one can imagine how true is the last paragraph of the letter above. To all the other pleasant associations of Norwood,' Mr. Bonner has, by his more than fraternal kindness, added the highest and most enduring charm of a generous friendship."

MESSRS. J. B. LIPPINCOTT & Co. have in press "The Old Mam'selle's Secret," a novel translated from the German by Mrs. Dr. C. Wister; the "Memoirs of Alexander Campbell," embracing a view of the religious reformation which he advocated, by Robert Richardson; "The Album of Language," a richly illuminated work illustrated by the Lord's Prayer in one hundred languages, by G. Naphegyi, M. D.; and "Silver Lake; or, Lost in the Snow," by R. M. Ballantyne. They have also nearly ready "Man's Origin and Destiny," being a course of scientific lectures delivered before the Lowell Institute, in Boston, in the winter of 1865-66, by J. P. Lesley, with illustrations; "Letters from the Frontiers," written by Major-General George A. McCall, during a period of thirty years' service in the United States Army; and "Abraham Page, Esq.," an anonymous novel.

MISS H. W. PRESTON, whose rendering of Madame Swetchine's memoirs proved her a translator of very unusual taste and skill, has nearly completed a translation of Sainte-Beuve's "Portraits of Celebrated Women," the fourth volume of the Messrs. Roberts's "Library of Exemplary Women," which is thus far among the most delightful series of books published for many years. The "celebrated women" treated in the forthcoming volume are Mesdames de Sévigné, de La Fayette, de Souza, Roland, de Staël, de Duras, de Remusat, de Krüdener, and Guizot. Miss Preston, a correspondent of "The Evening Post" observes, is the first translator of Sainte-Beuve into English.

"In this mood I received Mr. Bonner's proposal to write a story for the 'Ledger.' Had it been a request to carve a statue or build a man-of-war, the task would hardly have seemed less likely of accomplishment. A very moderate reader, even, of fictions, I had never studied the mystery of their MR. BAYARD TAYLOR has nearly complete a transconstruction. Plot and counterplot, the due pro-lation of Goethe's "Faust"-the First Part, we preportion of parts, the whole machinery of a novel, sume-which is described as "the finest piece of seemed hopelessly outside of my studies. But poetic translation ever done into English." As we after-considerations came to my relief. I reflected mentioned lately, in describing the edition of Dr. that any real human experience was intrinsically Anster's translation published by Messrs. Leypoldt interesting; that the life of a humble family for a & Holt, those of that gentleman, Professor Blackie, single day, even if not told as skilfully as Words- and Mr. Theodore Martin are the only ones among worth sung the humble aspects of the natural the many which have been attempted at all worthy world, or as minutely faithful as Crabbe depicted of the original; and none of these extend to the English village-life, could hardly fail to win some second part, which, however, Mr. Martin has been interest. The habit of looking upon men as the said to purpose translating. Mr. Taylor's work, children of God, and heirs of immortality, can therefore, will have need of the excellence attributed hardly fail to clothe the simplest and most com- to it to sustain the comparison with the two last mon elements of daily life with importance, and accomplished translators. even with dignity. Nothing is trivial in the education of the King's Son!

"By interesting my readers, if I could, in the ordinary experience of daily life among the common people, not so much by dramatic skill as by a subtle sympathy with nature, and by a certain largeness of moral feeling, I hoped to inspire a pleasure which, if it did not rise very high, might, on that account, perhaps, continue the longer. I had rather know that one returned again and again to parts of this most leisurely narrative, than that he devoured it all in a single passionate hour, and then turned away from it sated and forgetful.

"I can only wish that all who use the pen might fall into hands as kind, as considerate, and as forbearing as I have. Norwood' was mostly written in Peekskill. There is not a single unpleasant memory connected with it. It was a summerchild, brought up among flowers and trees."

MR. JUSTIN WINSOR-to whose taste and learning

the readers of "The Round Table" have been intendent of the Boston Public Library, in the room debted from the first-has been chosen superinof Mr. Charles C. Jewett, who died early in January.

MR. ALBERT G. GREENE-known to every schoolboy in the land as the author of "Old Grimes"devoted much time, it seems, during his later years to a humorous poem, into which, says "The Springfield Republican," "it was his purpose to weave every truly Yankee phrase that he could gather. It grew year by year, waxing to a humorous epic." It is intimated, we hope accurately, that it will soon be published.

JUDGE NATHANIEL HOLMES-an accomplished scholar, but best known from his very able support of the heresy that Shakspeare was Bacon-is to leave the bench of the Missouri Supreme Court to take